Lead-headed nail



March 23, 1937. R. E. CAMP ET AL 2,074,775

LEAD BEADED NAIL Filed June 17, 1955 Em MOND tick/WP JOHN 57'EY5/K7 tente It! LE "1 Ill t ilk N Application June 17, 1935, Serial No. 27,073

2 Claims.

respecting their steel heads.

This invention relates to lead-headed nails which broadly consist oi steel wire nails providing integral heads to which lead is applied so as to enclose the same.

One of the objects is to improve such nails so as to eliminate slipping or-loosening of the lead Other objects may be inferred. I

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 shows the side of-a nail which illustrates "the present invention and as it appears before its head is enclosed with lead.

Figure 2 shows the top of this nail.

Figure 3 shows the nail after its head is enclosed with lead, the head and lead part being sectioned.

The nail illustrated by the above drawing includes a. shank l and a head 2 that is charac- 20 terized by being rectangular whereby it provides appears ready for use; its head 2 being enclosed by a relatively plastic substance, such as lead.

N ow it is to be understood that the steel head within the lead of most lead-headed nails is of.

the familiar circular form. This permits a rotative movement between the lead and the steel head so that the former often becomes loosened from the latter. The straight side edges provided by the peculiar shape of the head 2 functions to lock the lead 3 against respective rotation and possible consequent loosening.

We claim: H

l. A nail including a shank and a substantially continuous and smooth-bottomed head overhanging said shank and providing at least one straight side edge, said head being enclosed by lead.

2. A nail including a shank and a rectangular head overhanging"said shank, said head being enclosed by lead.

RAYMOND E. CAMP.

JOHN J. STRYSM. 

